Maine small businesses will get help with spiking electricity bills

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Published
October 18, 2022

Maine small businesses will get help with spiking electricity bills

A state program will provide credits of more than $2,000 to hundreds of businesses to provide relief from high electric rates.
Published
October 3, 2022

Maine DEP wants sections of proposed NECEC corridor cleaned up

The project to build a power transmission line through western Maine is suspended, but the state said the contractor must clean up crane mats and previously cut trees.
Published
September 27, 2022

Judge schedules April trial in electricity corridor case

The latest phase of a lawsuit will determine whether the builders of the 145-mile transmission line had done enough work to have 'vested rights' in the project, which would nullify a state referendum vote to block it.
Published
September 24, 2022

Winds from Fiona cause power outages in Maine

Much of the outages were in Somerset County, with 1,009 customers in the dark at one point.
Published
September 20, 2022

Our View: CMP rate debate needs to be as farsighted as possible

That the grid is in need of urgent repair and reinforcement is in no doubt. What’s not clear is how it should be financed.
Published
September 18, 2022

Effects of climate change underlie CMP rate hike request

Everyone wants a stronger grid. But can beleaguered customers afford it now?
Published
August 30, 2022

Maine Supreme Judicial Court sends CMP corridor case back to lower court

The state's high court ruled Tuesday that a referendum blocking the transmission line would be unconstitutional if a lower court determines the project was already too far along at the time of the vote.
Published
August 29, 2022

Dump truck hits utility pole in Waterville; 2,600 lose power

Truck was on Eustis Parkway Monday, assisting with replacing a water main when it struck the pole, according to officials.
Published
August 11, 2022

State officials to oppose Central Maine Power rate hike

The Governor's Energy Office filed Thursday for intervenor status to oppose the increase, which would add about $10 a month to an average customer's bill.
Published
July 21, 2022

State environmental board lets permit stand for transmission line project

But the energy corridor's fate still hinges on a Maine Supreme Court ruling on the validity of a 2021 referendum that was designed to kill the $1 billion construction project.